In order to determine if single-gender classes would benefit her female students
and their achievement in math, the author conducted a study in order to test the following
hypothesis:
H0: There will be no significant difference in the girls’ scores when
comparing the girls’ scores received in a coeducational math class with the girls’ scores received in a single-gender math class.
The researcher also wishes to determine if the girls believed the separation helped
them to learn math better. The following hypothesis was used to determine if a change in
attitude occurred:
H0: There will be no statistical difference in girls’ perceptions of how
they best learn math when comparing perceptions in a coeducational
setting and perceptions in a single- gender setting.